EP2246990B1 - Apparatus and method for prioritized apportionment of transmission power in a multi-carrier terminal - Google Patents

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EP2246990B1
EP2246990B1 EP10172049.8A EP10172049A EP2246990B1 EP 2246990 B1 EP2246990 B1 EP 2246990B1 EP 10172049 A EP10172049 A EP 10172049A EP 2246990 B1 EP2246990 B1 EP 2246990B1
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  • the present invention relates generally to telecommunications, and more specifically, to multi-carrier communications.
  • a multi-carrier terminal is a terminal having the capability of transmitting information on more than one carrier simultaneously.
  • Many such terminals might be employed in a code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless communication system.
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • the transmitting terminal would use one carrier, designated the "DO" carrier, for transmission of data traffic, and would use another carrier, designated as the "1x” carrier for transmission of voice traffic.
  • 3GPP2 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2
  • the CDMA2000_1x system is specified in "cdma2000 Introduction Release C,” 3GPP2 C.S0001-C v1.0, May 2002 .
  • the CDMA2000_1xEv-DO system is specified in " cdma2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification," 3GPP2 C.S0024-0 v4.0, October 2002 .
  • Effective transmitter design for a multi-carrier terminal could embrace multiple power amplification circuits, each dedicated to one carrier and each including a power amplifier.
  • limitations on space, manufacturing cost, power consumption and other factors dictate the need to share resources among the carriers, including power amplification circuitry. Accordingly, it would be advantageous to utilize a single power amplifier for transmission of a plurality of carriers transmitted by a multi-carrier terminal.
  • a power amplifier is an RF element of a transmitter that amplifies a modulated carrier signal for transmission by an antenna. Although a power amplifier may be depicted and referred to as if it were a single element, those skilled in the art will appreciate that such a device may comprise one or more stages.
  • the power amplifier may be subject to power constraints imposed by spectral emission requirements, by on-board battery capacity, and also by any priority among the carriers. For example, in a combined CDMA2000_1x_/_CDMA2000_1xEV-DO wireless communication system, presume that the 1x carrier takes precedence in the allocation of transmitter power over the DO carrier in order to avoid degradation in the voice cell coverage. Because the 1x carrier has priority over the DO carrier, the only power limitations imposed on the 1x carrier other than the peak power of the power amplifier are battery capacity and spectrum emission control schemes to limit the transmit power of mobile stations. Therefore, if the DO carrier has lower priority than the 1x carrier, it would be desirable to allocate to the DO carrier only some portion of transmitter power not used by the 1x carrier.
  • the power of the multi-carrier waveform transmitted by the multi-carrier terminal be limited to a level such that spectral emission goals are not compromised. It is further desirable to preserve these power constraints while requiring little modification to the equipment and operations of existing communication systems.
  • Embodiments disclosed herein address the above stated needs by assigning precedence to a first carrier of a multi-carrier transmitter with a plurality of carriers served by a single power amplifier and allocating transmission power subject to a limit to one or more other carriers according to whether or not the channel served by the first carrier is in an active state. This ensures that the first carrier will be able to utilize what it needs of the total available transmission power, up to the limit, and that the next carrier has available for its needs the total available transmission power less the total power used by the first carrier.
  • This ordered apportioning of power may be employed for a plurality of carriers that use the power amplifier, with the next carrier in priority having available for its needs the total available transmission power less the total power used by all of the carriers preceding it in priority.
  • the invention provides for a transmitter for a multi-carrier terminal, comprising: a first transmission circuit for providing a first carrier for a first channel; at least a second transmission circuit for providing at least a second carrier for a second channel; a combiner connected to the transmission circuits for combining the first carrier and at least the second carrier into a multi-carrier signal; a power amplifier connected to the combiner for amplifying the multicarrier signal; and a processor connected to the power detector and to the transmission circuits for apportioning power available for the amplified multi-carrier signal between the first and second carriers according to a carrier priority.
  • a subscriber station referred to herein as an access terminal (AT), may be mobile or stationary, and may communicate with one or more base station transceivers (BTSs).
  • An access terminal transmits and receives voice and data traffic through a base station transceiver subsystem coupled to a base station controller (BSC).
  • BSC base station controller
  • Base station transceivers and base station controllers are parts of a network called an access network.
  • An access network transports voice and data communications to and from multiple access terminals.
  • the access network may be further connected to additional networks outside the access network, such as a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a corporate intranet or the Internet, and may transport voice and data communications between each access terminal and such outside networks.
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • VPN corporate intranet
  • the Internet may transport voice and data communications between each access terminal and such outside networks.
  • An access terminal that has established an active traffic channel connection with one or more base station transceivers is called an active access terminal, and is said to be in an active (also "traffic") state. Similarly, the traffic channel itself is said to be in the active state.
  • An access terminal that is in the process of establishing an active traffic channel connection with one or more base station transceivers is said to be in a connection setup state. Similarly, the traffic channel itself is said to be in the connection setup state.
  • a traffic channel that is in neither an active state nor a connection setup state is said to be in an idle state.
  • An access terminal may be any device that communicates through a wireless channel or through a wired channel, for example, using fiber optic or coaxial cables.
  • An access terminal may further be any of a number of types of devices including but not limited to PC card, compact flash, external or internal modem, or wireless or wireline telephone.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a wide area system 10 whose network architecture affords an access terminal 12 with access to one or more packet switched networks such as the Internet 20, and to one or more public switched telephone networks (PSTN) such as the PSTN 22.
  • the wide area system 10 may be, for example, a wide area wireless system, and the access terminal 12 a wireless device, although this is meant to illustrate and not to limit use or application of the principles set out in this description.
  • the system 10 would include network infrastructure, such as a base station transceiver subsystem (BTS) 14 having multiple base stations connected to one or more integrated base station controllers (BSC) 16, each with a packet control function.
  • BTS base station transceiver subsystem
  • BSC integrated base station controllers
  • a base station controller data is routed to and from the Internet 20 by way of a packet data serving node (PDSN) 18, and voice is routed to and from a PSTN by way of a mobile switching center (MSC) 19.
  • PDSN packet data serving node
  • MSC mobile switching center
  • the communication link through which the access terminal 12 sends signals to the subsystem 14 is called a reverse link.
  • the communication link through which the subsystem 14 sends signals to an access terminal is called a forward link.
  • Forward and reverse links may include multiple channels.
  • a forward link may include traffic, control and pilot channels.
  • a reverse link may include traffic, overhead and pilot channels.
  • the access terminal 12 could be embodied in a wireless transceiving device which communicates over the air with the BTS 14.
  • the access terminal 12 is capable of transmitting information into the wide area system on a reverse link by way of a plurality of carriers, two of which are denoted as carrier 1 and carrier 2.
  • the access terminal 12 also has the capability of receiving information from the wide area system 10 on a forward link, which is not shown in this figure.
  • the access terminal is sending voice signals, say on carrier 1, the voice signals are transmitted to a BTS and are forwarded to a BSC.
  • the BSC forwards the voice signals through a MSC to a PSTN.
  • the access terminal may also transmit data, in the form of data packets, say on carrier 2, to a BTS, which forwards the packets to a BSC.
  • a packet control function coupled to or integrated with the BSC forwards the data packets to a PDSN, which forwards the data packets to a packet data network.
  • Bidirectional signal transmission between access terminals and the network architecture of a wireless wide area network is managed in order to provide communication access at a predetermined standard of quality to the greatest number of access terminals.
  • a CDMA system limits access terminal transmission power to a level that maintains the quality of communications between an access terminal and the network, but that limits the aggregate interference that all such communications cause.
  • Transmission power control in a CDMA system is implemented through a combination of open loop and closed loop procedures. Open loop power control of an access terminal transmitter requires receipt at the access terminal of the forward link signal and calculation by the terminal of a reverse link transmission power level based on the received forward link signal power level. Closed loop power control is implemented by transmission of power level setting commands to the access terminal on the forward link.
  • U.S. Patents 5,056,109 ; 5,267,262 ; 5,933,781 ; 6,035,209 ; 6,101,179 ; and 6,609,009 see, for example, U.S. Patents 5,056,109 ; 5,267,262 ; 5,
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a transceiver 190 that may be used in an access terminal for forward and reverse link communications.
  • the transceiver 190 includes a receiver 192, a diplexer 199, a transmitter 200, and an antenna 202.
  • the receiver 192 and transmitter 200 are connected to the antenna 202 through the diplexer 199.
  • the receiver 192 supports forward link communications, while the transmitter 200 is used for reverse link communications.
  • Other access terminal components are not shown but may be understood with reference to the US patents.
  • a voice (“1x") modem receives forward link spread communications via the diplexer 199 from the receiver 192, and despreads, and demodulates forward link channels.
  • the modem 203 also receives encoded voice signals from an encoder 204 for transmission on a reverse link.
  • the modem 203 includes modulators (not shown) for generating a voice traffic symbol signal, a pilot symbol signal, and one or more overhead symbol signals.
  • the modem 203 spreads these signals according to different channel codes, sums those signals to produce an aggregate signal, and modulates the aggregate signal with a spreading code, producing a spread baseband signal on an output signal path 205.
  • the output signal path 205 connects the modem 203 to a voice transmission circuit which may include an automatic gain controlled (TxAGC) amplifier 207, and a mixer 211.
  • TxAGC automatic gain controlled
  • the spread baseband signal is input to the amplifier 207, where it is amplified to a controlled level.
  • the amount of gain with which the amplifier 207 amplifies the baseband samples is determined by an AGC gain signal provided to a control input of the amplifier 207 on signal path 209.
  • the amplified spread baseband signal is output on a signal path 210 to the input of the mixer 211.
  • the mixer 211 also receives a first mixing signal ej2 ⁇ f1t and produces a signal which is the product of the amplified baseband signal and the first mixing signal.
  • the product of mixing is the upconversion of the spread baseband signal to a desired RF frequency. For convenience this product may be called "the voice carrier signal.”
  • the voice carrier signal is provided on the signal path 213 which connects the mixer 211 to a power amplifier (PA) 215.
  • PA power amplifier
  • the power amplifier 215 amplifies the voice carrier signal, producing an amplified voice carrier signal on signal path 217 which connects the power amplifier 215 to the antenna 202 through the diplexer 199. From the antenna 202, the amplified voice carrier signal is transmitted on a reverse link to a base station transceiver subsystem (not shown). The power level of the amplified voice signal is measured by a power detector 221, connected by signal path 222 to the output of the power amplifier 215. Since the signal whose power level is being measured is an analog signal transmitted by the transmitter 200, the measured parameter is called "transmission power" and the signal denoting the measurement is shown as TxAnalogPower in FIG. 2 .
  • Transmission power control in an access terminal containing the transmitter 200 may be implemented by a power control system endowed with the ability to execute power control functions, including those to be described, as well as open and closed loop power control functions.
  • Power control functions may be embodied for example in a digital signal processor (DSP) 225 either programmed or designed to perform system power control activities.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • the processor 225 may be a stand-alone circuit-board mounted element with signal path connections to transceiver elements, or it may be integrated with transceiver elements in a single integrated circuit or a chip set
  • the processor 225 receives open loop and closed loop power level signals for performing calculations and taking actions required to implement those power control functions.
  • the processor 225 also receives the TxAnalogPower signal from the power detector 221 by way of signal path 223. (Note that, although the power detector 221 is shown as a separate element, it may well be integrated into the processor 225).
  • the TxAnalogPower signal enables the processor 225 to sense the power level of the amplified voice carrier signal, in response to which it may control or adjust the power level of the voice carrier signal by the AGC gain signal provided on signal path 209 which connects the processor 225 to the control input of the amplifier 207. Manifestly, controlling the power level of the voice carrier signal at this point effectively controls the power level of the amplified voice carrier signal produced by the power amplifier 215.
  • the processor 225 conditions the AGC gain signal to establish the amount of gain of the amplifier 207, and thereby, to maintain, increase, or decrease the power level of the amplified voice carrier signal.
  • Two exemplary constraints on amplified voice carrier signal power level which the processor operates to implement are the maximum transmission power capacity of the terminal, determined by battery capacity considerations, and actual or proposed regulatory limitations on licensed use. In this latter regard, reference is given to a proposed standard TIA/EIA-IS-98D which establishes maximum transmission power emission levels for several radio configurations. If the transmission power level approaches or exceeds the maximum transmission power level, the processor 225 limits or reduces the gain of the amplifier 207 which in turn limits or reduces the power level of the amplified voice carrier signal in order to avoid compromising the emissions specifications.
  • FIG. 3 is a general block diagram of a multi-carrier transmitter 300 that may be used in the transceiver of an access terminal for reverse link communications.
  • the transmitter 300 may be used for prioritized apportionment of transmission power in a multi-carrier access terminal.
  • the transmitter receives voice input from a voice ("1x") modem 303.
  • the voice modem 303 receives forward link spread voice communications from a receiver (not shown), and despreads, and demodulates a forward link voice channel.
  • the voice modem 303 also includes modulators (not shown) for generating a voice traffic symbol signal, a pilot symbol signal, and one or more overhead symbol signals.
  • the voice modem 303 spreads those signals according to different channel codes, sums them to produce an aggregate voice channel signal, and modulates the aggregate voice channel signal with a spreading code, producing a voice channel signal at baseband on an output signal path 305.
  • the output signal path 305 connects the voice modem 303 to a voice transmission circuit which may include an automatic gain controlled (TxAGC) amplifier 307, and a mixer 311.
  • TxAGC automatic gain controlled
  • the voice channel signal is input to the amplifier 307, where it is amplified to a controlled level.
  • the amount of gain with which the amplifier 307 amplifies the voice channel signal is determined by an AGC gain signal provided to a control input of the amplifier 307 on signal path 309.
  • the amplified voice signal is output on a signal path 310 to the input of the mixer 311.
  • the mixer 311 also receives a first mixing signal ej2 ⁇ f1t and produces a signal which is the product of the amplified voice channel signal and the first mixing signal.
  • the product is the upconversion of the voice channel signal to a desired RF frequency.
  • this product may be called “the voice carrier signal,” or simply “the voice carrier.”
  • the voice carrier signal is provided on the signal path 313 which connects the mixer 311 to a signal combiner or summer 314.
  • the transmitter 300 receives data input from a data ("DO") modem 323.
  • the data modem 323 receives forward link spread data communications from a receiver (not shown), and despreads, and demodulates a forward link data channel.
  • the data modem 323 also includes modulators (not shown) for generating a data traffic symbol signal, a pilot symbol signal, an acknowledgement (ACK) symbol signal, and a data rate control (DRC) symbol signal.
  • the data modem 323 spreads those signals according to different channel codes, sums them to produce an aggregate data channel signal, and modulates the aggregate data channel signal with a spreading code, producing a data channel signal at baseband on an output signal path 325.
  • the output signal path 325 connects the data modem 323 to a data transmission circuit which may include an automatic gain controlled (TxAGC) amplifier 327, and a mixer 331.
  • TxAGC automatic gain controlled
  • the data channel signal is input to the amplifier 327, where it is amplified to a controlled level.
  • the amount of gain with which the amplifier 327 amplifies the data channel signal is determined by an AGC gain signal provided to a control input of the amplifier 327 on signal path 329.
  • the amplified data signal is output on a signal path 330 to the input of the mixer 331.
  • the mixer 331 also receives a second mixing signal ej2 ⁇ f2t and produces a signal which is the product of the amplified data channel signal and the second mixing signal.
  • the product is the upconversion of the data channel signal to a desired RF frequency.
  • this product may be called “the first data carrier signal” (or “the first data carrier”) as there may be additional sections of the transmitter for generating additional data carriers.
  • the first data carrier signal is provided on the signal path 333 which connects the mixer 331 to the signal combiner or summer 314.
  • the signal combiner 314 sums the voice carrier, the first data carrier, and other carriers as might be produced by other transmitter circuits (not shown) to produce a multi-carrier signal that is input to a power amplifier (PA) 345.
  • the power amplifier 345 amplifies the multi-carrier signal, producing an amplified multi-carrier signal on signal path 347 which connects the power amplifier 345 to an antenna 357 through a diplexer 355. From the antenna 357, the amplified multi-carrier signal is transmitted on a reverse link to a base station transceiver subsystem (not shown).
  • the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal is measured by a power detector 361, connected by signal path 362 to the output of the power amplifier 345. Since the signal whose power level is being measured is an analog signal transmitted by the transmitter 300, the measured parameter is called "transmission power" and the signal denoting the measurement is shown as TxAnalogPower in FIG. 3 .
  • Power control functions for the transmitter 300 may be embodied for example in a digital signal processor (DSP) 365 either programmed or designed to perform system power control activities according to open and closed loop algorithms.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • the processor 365 may be a stand-alone element with signal path connections to transceiver elements, or it may be integrated with transceiver elements in a single integrated circuit or a chip set
  • the processor 365 receives open loop and closed loop power level signals for performing calculations and taking actions required to implement those system power control functions.
  • the processor 365 also receives the TxAnalogPower signal from the power detector 361 by way of signal path 363. (Note that, although the power detector 361 is shown as a separate element, it may well be integrated into the processor 365).
  • the TxAnalogPower signal enables the processor 365 to sense the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal, in response to which it may control or adjust the power level of the voice carrier signal by the AGC gain signal provided on signal path 309 which connects the processor 365 to the control input of the amplifier 307.
  • the processor may also respond to the TxAnalogPower signal by controlling or adjusting the power level of the first data carrier signal by the AGC gain signal provided on signal path 329 which connects the processor 365 to the control input of the amplifier 327.
  • the processor 365 conditions the AGC gain signals to establish the amount of gain of the amplifiers 307 and 327, and thereby, to maintain, increase, or decrease the power levels of the voice and at least one data carrier. Manifestly, control of the power levels of the carriers affords control of the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal produced by the power amplifier 215.
  • the transmitter of a multi-carrier access terminal supporting simultaneous transmission of more than one carrier is constrained to using one power amplifier such as is the case in the transmitter of FIG. 3 .
  • simultaneous transmission of multiple carriers from the terminal is subject to the following constraints:
  • the power detector 221 provides a measure of analog signal power at the output of the power amplifier 215, enabling the processor 225 to perform back-off of the transmission power level as may be required by regulatory action, for example by the emission limitations set forth in the above-cited IS-98D.
  • the power detector may be used in a multi-carrier, single power amplifier transmitter, such as that illustrated in FIG. 3 , to limit data carrier power in order to enable imposition of the constraints set forth above.
  • the following description is an illustrative embodiment in which transmission power is apportioned between two carriers in which a first carrier (for voice traffic, in this example) has the highest priority and a second carrier (for data traffic, in this example) has the next priority.
  • This example used as an aid in teaching the principles of prioritized apportionment of transmission power and is not intended to limit the application of these principles to two carriers, to a carrier priority scheme in which a voice carrier is always accorded the highest priority, Indeed, the priority algorithms described below may be adapted to apportion transmission power among more than two carriers with the basis of priority being a matter of design choice.
  • the example illustrates the principles with a terminal that has a single power amplifier. This illustration is not meant to limit the application of these principles to a terminal with a single power amplifier, rather the principles apply to situations in which a single power amplifier must serve a plurality of carriers which may be simultaneously transmitted.
  • a power amplifier headroom algorithm may be implemented in data carrier terminals to calculate a maximum data rate at which a terminal may transmit on a reverse link.
  • the algorithm may be performed by a DSP such as the processor 365 in FIG. 3 .
  • the LPFTxOpenLoop contribution is a low pass filtered value measured during open loop power control processing.
  • the PeakFilterTxClosedLoop contribution is a peak filtered value obtained during closed loop power control processing.
  • the Margin contribution provides an upper bound for the Pilot Channel during the entire duration of a data packet being transmitted on the reverse link; this value may be set to a predetermined level or changed dynamically to accommodate channel conditions.
  • the filter types used to obtain the open loop and closed loop contributions are different A low pass filter of instantaneous values is used to obtain open loop power control values, while a peak filter with a long decay time is used to obtain closed loop power control values.
  • a reverse link data channel transmits data at a rate commensurate with a level of transmission power available to the data channel, taking into account the fact that the available transmission power is limited and must be apportioned among pilot, data, acknowledgement (ACK), and data rate control (DRC) channels.
  • the transmission power available for these channels may be determined by means of channel gains referenced to the power level of the pilot channel. Accordingly, as channel conditions vary, power can be reapportioned, possibly resulting in a requirement to change the data rate.
  • the following table summarizes the required link data rate with respect to the relative power gain with respect to the pilot channel available to the data channel (DataChannelGain).
  • PA power amplifier
  • equation (1) is expressed in non-linear terms (dB)
  • equation (2) and the equations which follow are expressed in linear terms, as an aid to understanding the concepts being presented.
  • the PA headroom is calculated with reference to a maximum power level (MaxPower(lin)) that limits the transmission power at which a terminal may transmit. As stated above, this limit may result simply from battery capacity, or from a combination of factors.
  • the pilot channel power may be scaled to account for the other channels (data, ACK, and DRC) that are transmitted in association with data traffic. Account is taken of these other channels by the ratio T2P(rate), which incorporates the relative gain of each of those channels with respect to the pilot channel for a particular data rate.
  • T 2 P rate 1 + DRCChGain + ACKChGain + DataChGain rate
  • Equation (3) is a gain that translates pilot channel power to overall signal power for all of the data traffic channels.
  • a data rate is transmittable if PAHeadroom(rate)>0. Because data traffic has a lower priority than voice traffic in this example, this headroom algorithm is slightly altered to calculate the maximum power that a first data carrier (second in priority to the voice carrier) can take at any time with reference to the portion of transmission power used by the voice carrier in a multi-carrier, single power amplifier transmitter.
  • Data carrier power limitation in a multi-carrier, single power amplifier terminal is calculated, for example by a DSP like the processor 365 according to an algorithm meeting the constraints that maximum transmission power is limited and the voice carrier is given available transmission power in preference to any data carrier. In other words, any data carrier requiring transmission power will be allotted what transmission power remains after providing to the voice carrier whatever portion of the available transmission power it needs.
  • the algorithm takes into account the possibility of user and system selection of operating modes (signified by the OP CODES input to the processor in FIG. 3 ) according to which at least three modes are possible: the voice channel and at least one data channel are active (voice/data); only the voice channel is active (voice-only); and, only the data channel is active (data-only).
  • power control of the voice carrier does not take into account the state of any data carrier; however, power control of any data carrier takes into account the state of the voice carrier; that is to say, the voice carrier has a higher priority in transmission power apportionment than any data carrier.
  • MaxTxPowerAnalog a maximum transmission power allocated for the voice carrier
  • the voice carrier does not use all of the transmission power available, and the unused portion is provided to a data carrier, subject to the current power level of the data pilot channel.
  • MaxTxPowerAnalog is the maximum transmission power available for the multi-carrier signal, and it is this power which is apportioned on a priority basis to the voice carrier, if the voice channel is in an active or a connection setup mode, and to one or more data carriers on a secondary basis following apportionment, if any, to the voice carrier.
  • This variable may be a fixed value, for example, the worst case expected transmission power for the voice carrier, or may be a function that yields a value based on a current operational mode.
  • MaxTxPowerAnalog For example, under the condition that the voice channel is active, it may be necessary to limit MaxTxPowerAnalog to 200mW (23dBm) as a straightforward check on the transmission power level of the multi-carrier signal when both voice and data channels are active.
  • the value of MaxTxPowerAnalog might be changed as a function of the power level of the voice carrier. For example, if the power level of the active voice carrier is well below 23dBm it might be useful to relax the constraint on total transmission power as long as the spectral transmission levels for the multi-carrier signal with two or more channels active can be met. One would expect that the amount of transmission power available for data traffic could be calculated simply by subtracting voice carrier power from MaxTxPowerAnalog.
  • variable TxAnalogPower is the transmission power measured, for example, by the power detector 361 at the output of the power amplifier 345 in FIG. 3 , and this measurement represents the total amount of transmission power being used by the voice carrier and the data carrier (if any. Accordingly, the amount of transmission power used by the data carrier is added back by the term [TxPilotPower(lin)*T2P(rate)] in order to limit the calculation to the amount of transmission power diminished only by the transmission power apportioned to the higher-priority carrier.
  • the variable TxPilotPower is the current power level of the data pilot channel, and T2P is the current overall traffic to pilot ratio.
  • the MarginForVoice variable is an incremental allocation of additional transmission power to the voice carrier as a hedge against predicted or known transmission impairments on the frequency of the voice carrier; this value may be fixed or determined by a function.
  • the voice carrier power control calculations are made by the processor 365 and the results are carried out by setting the gain of the amplifier 307 by way of the AGC gain signal provided to the control input of the amplifier 307.
  • the terminal user may call up an email program. Once the email message is composed and the user activates the "SendMail" command, the reverse link data channel carrying email traffic enters the connection setup state wherein one or more access probes will be sent on the reverse link to activate the data channel. Once the channel is activated, the voice/data mode is entered and the email message is sent.
  • the value calculated for MaxDataPower will be the maximum power at which the current access probe will be set, which may be by the processor 365 setting an appropriate value for AGC gain for the amplifier 327.
  • the data channel In the data-only operational mode, the data channel is active. Without the voice channel in a connection setup state, the processor 365 sets power for the data carrier according to equation (4) above, with the MarginForVoice component set to zero. While the terminal is operating in a data only mode, the terminal user may begin keying in a telephone number which would cause the voice channel to enter the connection setup state wherein one or more access probes will be sent to activate the voice channel. However, the terminal would not, in this exemplary case, enter the voice/data mode until the user activates the "Send Call" command. When the voice channel enters the setup mode, the voice modern 303 issues an access flag (FLAG input to the processor 365 in FIG. 3 ) and prepares to send an access probe on the voice channel.
  • FLAG access flag
  • the processor 365 adjusts the portion of transmission power allocated to the data carrier by setting MarginForVoice in equation (4) to a maximum value, solving the equation, and adjusting the gain of the amplifier 327 appropriately.
  • the processor 365 uses the PAHeadroom equation (2) to determine whether the data rate for the data channel must be changed. If a change is required, the data modem 323 is signaled to change the data rate on the reverse link data carrier.
  • FIG. 4 A method for prioritized apportionment of transmission power in a multi-carrier access terminal is illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • the access terminal has been turned on and is in some initial operational mode defined by the OP MODE input to the processor 365. Let this condition define the START of the method.
  • the OP CODE changes in block 402 either the terminal has entered an IDLE state wherein neither voice nor data traffic has been initiated, or a user of the terminal has selected an operational mode in which voice, data, or voice and data traffic has been initiated.
  • the method transitions through decisions 404, 406, and 408 to the IDLE state in block 410 whence it transitions to block 402 when an operational code is entered by a user.
  • the method transitions from block 402 and tests the code first in decision 404. If the code indicates the voice/data operational mode, the positive exit is taken from decision 404 and the apportionment of transmission power is made in block 405 according to the priority described above. That is, the gain of the amplifier 307 is set to a level which accords the voice carrier as much of the MaxTxPowerAnalog as is necessary to support voice traffic.
  • MaxDataPower is calculated according to equation (4) and the data carrier is set to the calculated power level by setting the gain of the amplifier 327.
  • the method remains in this condition until the operational mode changes, either through user action, or through some system-initiated transition; in either case, the method again enters block 402.
  • the method enters decision 406 by way of the negative exit from decision 404. If the operational mode is voice only, the positive exit is taken from decision 406 and the method enters block 407.
  • the gain of the amplifier 307 is set to a level which accords the voice carrier as much of MaxTxPowerAnalog as is necessary to support voice traffic.
  • MaxDataPower is calculated according to equation (5) and the gain of the amplifier 327 is adjusted as necessary to provide the data carrier the MaxDataPower level resulting from the calculation. Otherwise, the method remains in block 407, responding to data access probes if and as needed, until the operational mode changes, in which case the method returns to block 402. If the test in decision 406 indicates that the operational mode is not voice only, the method enters decision 408 and tests whether the operational condition is data only. If the result of the test is positive, the method transitions to block 409, determining MaxDataPower according to equation (4) with MarginForVoice set to zero and adjusting the gain of the amplifier 327 as necessary to provide the data carrier the MaxDataPower level resulting from the calculation.
  • MaxDataPower is calculated according to equation (4) with MarginForVoice set to a large value and the gain of the amplifier 327 is adjusted as necessary to provide the data carrier the MaxDataPower level resulting from the calculation. Otherwise, the method remains in block 409, responding to voice access probes if and as needed, until the operational mode changes, in which case the method returns to block 402.
  • a transmitter 500 includes at least one multi-carrier transmission section 501 in which a plurality of carriers (carrier 1, carrier 2, ..., carrier n) are summed by a signal combiner 502 which sums the carriers to produce a multi-carrier signal that is input to a power amplifier (PA) 504.
  • the power amplifier 504 amplifies the multi-carrier signal, producing an amplified multi-carrier signal on signal path 505 which connects the power amplifier 504 to an antenna 506.
  • the amplified multi-carrier signal is transmitted on a transmission link to one or more receivers (not shown).
  • the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal is measured by a power detector 508, connected by signal path 509 to the output of the power amplifier 504. Since the signal whose power level is being measured is an analog signal transmitted by the multi-carrier transmission section, the measured parameter is called "transmission power" and the signal denoting the measurement is shown as TxAnalogPower in FIG. 5 .
  • a processor 510 receives the TxAnalogPower signal from the power detector 508 by way of signal path 511. (Note that, although the power detector 508 is shown as a separate element, it may well be integrated into the processor 510).
  • the TxAnalogPower signal enables the processor 510 to sense the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal, and to indirectly obtain the maximum available transmission power (MaxPowerCarrier i) for each of the carriers (carrier 1, carrier 2, ..., carrier n) provided to a modulator 514 for transmission of the information bit streams for each of the carriers 516.
  • each MaxPowerCarrier signal indicates to the modulator 514 the maximum available power level of a correspondingly-numbered carrier signal, and thereby performs the power carrier apportionment in agreement with a priority list 512 and the overall maximum power available for transmission (MaxTxPowerAnalog).
  • Each carrier is provided for transmission of an information signal or channel in response to a respective one of the inputs 517 to the modulator 514.
  • control of the maximum power levels of the carriers affords control of the power level of the amplified multi-carrier signal produced by the power amplifier 504.
  • the processor 510 accesses a priority list 512, which may be a data structure maintained in a memory or storage location (not shown).
  • the priority list 512 establishes a carrier priority according to which precedence is established among the carriers for apportionment of a maximum amount of maximum transmission power for the amplified multi-carrier signal provided to the antenna 506. Presume for illustration, that the numbering of the carriers identifies their positions in the priority.
  • carrier 1 is the highest priority carrier, carrier 2 the second highest, and so on.
  • a carrier can be in any one of a number of states, including at least an active state in which its information signal or channel is active, and an idle state in which its information signal or channel is idle.
  • the maximum transmission power is denoted as MaxTxPowerAnalog.
  • the amount of transmission power allotted to any carrier depends upon the value of MaxTxPowerAnalog, the amount of MaxTxPowerAnalog which is allocated to any higher priority carrier that is active. According to the priority apportionment scheme, the highest priority carrier is allocated as much of MaxTxPowerAnalog as is necessary to satisfy whatever transmission requirements apply to it.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • a general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative; the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
  • a processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
  • a software module may reside in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, a compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM), or any other form of storage medium known in the art.
  • An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium.
  • the storage medium may be integral to the processor.
  • the processor and the storage medium may reside in a single ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), or as separate components in a base transceiver station, for example.

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